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Re: Does grant writing fall under technical writing?
Subject:Re: Does grant writing fall under technical writing? From:Yannia Vodrovich <coralfire -at- rocketmail -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:29:31 -0800 (PST)
It is definitely similar. I have done proposals, which is almost identical to grant writing, and there is always a "technical' section if your company is a technical one, for the Statement of Work. That section can be very similar to technical writing. You have to describe the company, its officers, etc. That is kind of like writing an Operations Manual, or something similar. That is also similar to technical writing. And then the actual persuasive parts are of course similar to grant writing. you are making a case - convincing them.
I too (like another poster) am looking into making the switch, perhaps. I went on one job interview about 2.5 months ago with the Boys and Girls Clubs. They liked my resume (I redid it in a Functional resume style). But they did not hire me, because they said the "realm" that was missing was the whole researching part. With grant writing, a large part of it is researching what grant or grants to go after, which means knowing where to look. There are tons of places to look, from the Federal government (and you know them) state governments, local governments, then there are foundations, other organizations, public and private, private donors, etc. There are those likely to give, not likely, etc. And then you need to know the ropes of how to attend the events and schmooze with people, chat them up, etc. You must also then make sure you are on track with whatever grant you apply for, complying with everything they ask for. So the actual writing of the
grant is just a percentage of what you do. So don't make the mistake, as I did, of only thinking of the similarity of the actual writing.]
For that reason, right now I am doing some pro bono consulting for a non-profit on grant researching so I can add that to my basket of skills. Since I am unemployed, I may as well get as many skills as I can under my belt.
Y
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From: Cardimon, Craig <ccardimon -at- M-S-G -dot- com>
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Subject: Does grant writing fall under technical writing?
I was discussing grant writing with a friend who writes grants the other
day. Grants have to be written in a certain format, following guidelines
and rules. I believe you could call grant writing another form of
technical writing. My friend was dubious. What do you folks think?
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